February 23, 2005
THE COMICS 101 POP QUIZ
We’re going to take a breather from our JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA marathon this week, but not to worry – it’ll be back before you know it. It has come to my attention that I recently let the momentous occasion of our 100th session slip by unannounced, and, well, we simply can’t have that. So to celebrate, we’ll see how many of you have really been paying attention, with our first-ever COMICS 101 POP QUIZ. And to keep you interested, we’ve got some fantastic prizes – the first 4 readers who respond with all of the correct answers will receive an original production cel from the 1992 – 1997 X-MEN animated series! (Courtesy of fellow Movie Poop Shoot columnist and all-around good egg Tracy Edmunds.) If no one manages to get them all, then the four responses with the most correct answers will each take home one of the following:
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And remember, all of the answers to the following 25 questions can be found within the COMICS 101 Archives, so if you don’t know the answers right away, don’t be discouraged. Just hit the Archives, do a little research, and win yourself some one-of-a-kind animation art! (And by the way, comics professionals and Poop Shoot columnists, past and present, are also eligible to win. We’re all about the equal opportunity here at COMICS 101.)
Update: As of Thursday, February 24, no one has as of yet earned a perfect score, which means there's still an opportunity to win! So don't feel like you've missed your chance -- enter today! Entries will be accepted until Tuesday, March 1.
Everybody set? Got your number-two pencils at the ready? Then let us begin…
1. Everyone knows that Captain Marvel gets his powers from a sextet of gods, whose first initials spell out the name “SHAZAM.” Captain Marvel’s sister Mary gets her powers from six goddesses sporting the same initials. Name the goddesses and the powers they grant her.
2. In Alan Moore and David Lloyd’s novel V FOR VENDETTA, Conrad Heyer controls “The Eye,” Brian Etheridge is in charge of “The Ear,” and Eric Finch heads up “The Nose.” Who runs “The Finger”?
3. Complete the following lyric: ”Deck us all with Boston Charlie…"
4. You should know by now all about DC’s multiverse. Name five of DC’s parallel Earths, and their most famous inhabitants.
5. On BATMAN: THE ANIMATED SERIES, who played Mr. Freeze, and on what other famous television series did he appear?
6. Jack Gatling was a comic-book fighter pilot during World War II. What was his nickname, and what did he call his plane?
7. Name all of the members of the Legion of Doom.
8. Batman lives in Gotham City, and the Flash in Central City. Which heroes live in Star City, Midway City and Opal City?
9. Who replaced Steve Rogers as Captain America in 1985?
10. Why does Batman’s dog wear a mask? And what’s his name, while you’re at it?
11. What Commie-bashing superhero faced such villains as Hottsky Trottsky, Super Khakalovich, Rhode Island Red and Poison Ivan?
12. According to Frank Miller, why does Batman wear a target on his chest?
13. How many members of the classic Justice League of America were married during its heyday in the 1970s?
14. Name the members of the Inner Circle of the Hellfire Club from Claremont and Byrne’s DARK PHOENIX SAGA?
15. What does MODOK stand for?
16. Will Eisner’s THE SPIRIT first appeared in newspapers in 1940, and was originally accompanied by two other features. What were they?
17. The Avengers have long employed a butler, Jarvis. What’s his first name?
18. What gives Ralph Dibny his ability to stretch?
19. Like most every other Golden Age crimefighter, the Shield has a boy sidekick. Name him.
20. In the swingin’ ‘60s, Wonder Woman gave up her costume and powers, and learned judo at the feet of what martial-arts master?
21. What keeps Nick Fury looking so young and fresh?
22. Rex Tyler is secretly what DC superhero?
23. What does the Ultimate Nullifier do? And who was its most famous target?
24. What does Barry Allen use to travel forwards or backwards in time as the Flash?
25. What cosmic secret is Darkseid obsessed with discovering?
Pencils down. Send in your answers and we’ll see how you did.
Send your completed quizzes to: stipton99x@moviepoopshoot.com. Entries will be accepted as soon as the column goes live. Now get crackin’!
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